We drove the whole way back up the Eastern Seaboard from Virginia in one shot - that's 9 states and DC - in one day. This blows my husband's mind, since he's from CA and he almost never crossed state lines to go anyplace when he was young. We had planned an overnight on the way back, but in the end, the call of our own beds was too loud, and the straight shot at 80 mph seemed too good a gift to turn down. (Then we hit NYC and it all went to hell, but hey...)
Those of you from Boston (well, Charlestown) will nod when I say the Washington Monument, at first, wasn't so impressive to my girls. Been there, done that, seen it. Until we got up close and personal and they could see how much bigger it was than the one we have. Then the coolness totally sunk in.
I'll spare you the rest of the tourist pics and trip details. Suffice to say it was great. We need to go back in a few years, because there's just no way to get it all in on one trip. Although we did our best -- both indoors and out. Lucky for us, it was a gorgeous few days for walking around.
On the drive up and down (and in short spurts on the double decker sightseeing bus), I managed to crank out some of Lilas. This is the perfect mindless travel knit! Long stretches of stockinette, and someone else's directions to follow. It has a big floppy collar, so although it doesn't look like I'm super far here, being through the collar and the sleeves is a big chunk of yarn. I think I'm three skeins in. (And again, how nice is it not to have to keep track?)
I'll spare you the rest of the tourist pics and trip details. Suffice to say it was great. We need to go back in a few years, because there's just no way to get it all in on one trip. Although we did our best -- both indoors and out. Lucky for us, it was a gorgeous few days for walking around.
On the drive up and down (and in short spurts on the double decker sightseeing bus), I managed to crank out some of Lilas. This is the perfect mindless travel knit! Long stretches of stockinette, and someone else's directions to follow. It has a big floppy collar, so although it doesn't look like I'm super far here, being through the collar and the sleeves is a big chunk of yarn. I think I'm three skeins in. (And again, how nice is it not to have to keep track?)
Not sure how well you can see this yarn, but it's a deep navy blue Jo Sharp Tweed with pink and teal flecks. I had a few skeins left over from my Hourglass, which I knit years ago. I loved the yarn, but didn't have enough to make another sweater. Then, last year I was in a small yarn shop in Kennebunkport ME and I saw more skeins (!!!), on clearance (even more !!!), so I scooped them up and brought them home. Perfect match. I shoved them all in one big zipper bag for the perfect sweater. Enter Lilas.
So, imagine my surprise (knitting this week) when I realized my perfect match yarn was actually Kathmandu DK Tweed! Two completely different (albeit Australian, right?) companies, yarn bought years apart- and in different states - and the colorways are spot on.
It's almost as good a gift as that speedy drive.
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